A French boy, dressed in a mock WWII-era uniform displaying the American flag, Canadian flag and an illustrated pin stating “I heart our veterans,” extends his arm waiting to high five one of the many U.S. stat More
U.S. Air Force Col. James G. Young, 86th Operations Group commander, passes a guidon to Lt. Col. Gregory P. Kantz, 37th Airlift Squadron commander, during a change of command on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven McCoy, 52nd Operations Group, Detachment 1 traffic manager and community outreach coordinator, introduces himself during a community outreach day near Powidz Air Base, Poland, J More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Poindexter, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, kneels on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Powidz Air Base, Poland, July 15, 2019. As a crew chief, Poindext More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Mitchell, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses during a pre-flight briefing on a C-130J Hercules aircraft during Aviation Rotation 19-2 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, July 22, More
Polish Armed Forces Cpl. Balzej Domagalski holds a chain at Powidz Air Base, Poland, July 20, 2019. Domagalski performed a combat offload method bravo with U.S. Air Force Airmen to learn the procedures for futu More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Kopp, 435th Contingency Response Squadron landing zone safety officer, watches U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flying over a landing zone at Powidz Air Base, Poland. During Aviat More
Airmen and aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron arrived at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, to kick-off exercise Thracian Fall 2019. Thracian Fall is a recurring flying training deployment conducted between the More
Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, sit on the ramp prior to a flight at Plovdiv Airport in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 24, 2019. Airmen and aircraft from the More
A team of loadmasters from 37th Airlift Squadron and personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Squadron conduct a wet-wing defuel exercise using a C-130J Super Hercules and a R-11 fuel truck at Graf Ignatie More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Matt Frizzell, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, banks right while flying over Plovdiv Airport in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 25, 2019. Thracian Fall is a More
A jumper assigned to Bulgaria’s 68th Special Forces Brigade parachutes into Cheshnegirovo drop zone in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 26, 2019. Bulgarian 68th SFB members who complete the military free-fall course ar More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Squadron load small cargo pallets onto a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Exercise Agile Wolf at Ramstein Air Base, Ge More
Members of the Chadian Army prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Dakar, Senegal, Feb. 17, 2020. Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron provided aerial support for those participatin More
A C-130J Super Hercules flies at low altitudes over Mauritania, Feb. 21, 2020. While participating in exercise Flintlock 20, members of the 37th Airlift Squadron were able to practice maneuvers like low-level f More
Snow covers the top of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Tromsø Airport, Norway, Feb. 29, 2020. The 37th AS supported Tactical Air Cont More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mary Baldwin, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilot, stands in front of a C-130J at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 11, 2020. Over her 11-year career, Baldwin has achi More
A forklift approaches a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron for the final pallet to be delivered to Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, April 22, 2020. The 37th AS brought t More
A Ghanaian aerial porter directs the pallet truck with Navy Medical Research Unit Three, a biomedical laboratory in Accra, Ghana, April 24, 2020. As part of a global response effort, the 37th Airlift Squadron f More
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron rests in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, as part of Agile Combat Employment training June 6, 2020. ACE exercises provide training, increase re More
U.S. Air Force Captains Kyle Foley, left, and Dmytro Pichkur, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on June 6, 2020 to commemorate the 76th anniversary of D-Day. D-Day was the large More
U.S. Air Force Col. Matt. Husemann, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, right, speaks with Staff Sgt. Andrew Fox, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster and scheduling noncommissioned officer in charge, at Ramstein Air More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Bennett, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducts familiarization training of a C-130J Super Hercules for Airmen assigned to the 424th Air Base Squad More
Hellenic forces recover a low cost low altitude airdrop at the Megara drop zones during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII near Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 10, 2020. The exercise is designed to enhance readiness More
Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron and 86th Maintenance Squadron watch a Hellenic C-130 Super Hercules aircraft fly during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Megara Bay, Greece, Sept. 14, 2020. Operation Stolen More
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marc Gonsalves, 37th Airlift Squadron chief enlisted manager, far right, and Senior Airman Robert Hutton, 37th AS loadmaster, secure a high velocity container delivery system to More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Gibson, 37th Airlift Squadron, left, speaks with Capt. Ally Swift, 37th AS pilot, during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 14, 2020. Airmen and C-130 More
A chain is linked to a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, Sept. 14, 2020. These chains keep personnel and materials secured to the aircraft to preve More
A high velocity container delivery system is deployed during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Megara Bay, Greece, Sept. 14, 2020. High velocity airdrops can be used to deploy more durable items that will not be More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brice Breshears, 86th Maintenance Squadron maintainer, watches a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to Hellenic forces during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Megara Bay, Greec More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Hutton, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a harness on Senior Airman Brice Breshears, 86th Maintenance Squadron maintaner, during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Ele More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Hutton, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo during Operation Stolen Cerberus VII at Megara Bay, Greece, Sept. 14, 2020. Loadmasters communicate with pilots to More
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flight line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. Members of the 37th AS participated in Exercise Falcon Leap 2020, an More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Melchiori, 435th Security Forces contingency response team leader, briefs an aircrew from the 37th Airlift Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germ More
An aircrew emergency respiratory protective system sits in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over German airspace during exercise Operation Varsity 20-04, Oct. 19, 2020. AERPs deliver oxygen to pilots and allow More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Caitlin Teresky, 86th Operations Support Squadron flight commander (left), and U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Olguin, 37th Airlift Squadron commander executive officer, check their instruments More
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, tightens the straps of a parachute for another sol More
U.S. Army Pvt. Michael Button, a scout assigned to the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assigned to Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, dons a parachute in preparation for More
U.S. Air Force medical personnel assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing escort a COVID-19 patient off of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2021. This is the first More
Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing load a Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite load into a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2021. The NPC-L is designed to transport indiv More
Members of Team Ramstein exit from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, at Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, May 30, 2019. The men and wo More
Three C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, bank left during a formation practice flight in preparation for the 75th anniversary of D-Day near Cherbourg, Fr More
A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over the Normandy American Cemetery a More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Foley, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on June 6, 2020. The 37th AS lineage traces back to the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, which flew C-47s during More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Dave Mackintosh, 86th Airlift Wing executive officer, speaks with Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, the 86th Airlift Wing command team, in the cockpit of a U.S More
Service members oversee the loading of pallets on to a C-130J prior an airdrop, part of a joint-exercise between the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company supporting 4t More
Retired U.S. Army Private First Class Joseph Morettini, 82nd Airborne, 508th Regiment, Easy Company, poses for a photo during a ceremony held in honor of all airborne troops and flight crew that served on D-Day More
George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, reacts as U.S. Army Soldiers parachute on to the historic La Fiere drop More
Military personnel from the Latvian National Armed Forces, U.S. Army and Air Force inspect equipment during joint airborne training operations held at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 15. U.S. Service members a More
Re-enactors dressed in vintage World War II U.S. Army uniforms, participate in a parade in Montebourg, France, June 4, 2015, en route to a World War II commemoration ceremony. U.S. forces helped liberate Monteb More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stan MacDonald, an air traffic controller with the 435th Contingency Response Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, briefs Polish Air Force Maj. Jaroslaw Kotonowicz air traffic control t More
Patryk Staniszewski, a second year student at the Zespol Szkol Technical High School, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Willis, air attaché to Poland, during a community outreach tour of a C-130J Super He More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Raymond Bevvino (right) and Capt. Luke Waschovich (left), pilots with the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, deliver a brief to secondary students from a local school distri More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) settle in a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron before flying to Lithuania on Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 26, 2014. Airmen More
A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, known as Whiskey 7, flies alongside a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron over Germany, May 30, 2014. The C-47 came to Ramstein for a week to participate in base activi More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron perform a jump brief with U.S. army soldiers from 1-91 Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Grafenwoehr, Germany, at Amari Air Ba More
Master Sgt. Stanley MacDonald, 435th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron air traffic controller, and Staff Sgt. Brock Neel, 435th AMS engineer, survey an area for training with a dynamic cone penetrometer at Powidz A More
U.S. Army Spc. Levi Maggard, a paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assists a Bulgarian soldier with rigging his equipment during Steadfast Javelin II, Ramstein A More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quan Vu, 7th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, instructs U.S. Army Pfc. Austin Hurrelbrink, 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldier, on proper procedures of loading a Stryker into a C-17 Globemaster I More
U.S. Army Troops assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment adjust equipment on their Strykers during Steadfast Javilen II, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 2, 2014. The exercise, Steadfast Ja More
C-130s from Ramstein and the Air National Guard wait on the Ramstein Air Base flightline, Germany, Sept. 3, 2014, to support the Steadfast Javelin II exercise. This NATO-led exercise involves more than 2,000 se More
Airmen from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules into position for Steadfast Javelin II on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 3, 2014. This exercise prepares U More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and paratroopers from the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment prepare for a static line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules from the 142nd Airlift More
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, sleep during a flight on a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules before being air dropped into Lithuania, Se More
Sgt. Curtis M. Shovan, an infantryman assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepares his personal bags before boarding a plane with his unit to deploy in support of Exercise More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team load into a C-130J Super Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing Sept. 7, 2014, on Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, during exercise Steadfast Javelin. Stea More
The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and other allied forces conduct airfield seizure training at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II More
Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade assist in air medical evacuation training with aeromedical evacuation team members during Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia on Sept. 8, 2014 More
Senior Airman Christian McDevitt, load master with the 37th Airlift Squadron, leads a cargo loader to a C-130-J Super Hercules prior to a mission in support of the Ebola virus epidemic, Oct. 7, 2014, at Ramstei More
Nearly 30 Airmen walk down the flightline after arriving at Ramstein Air Base, Germany from West Africa, Oct. 15, 2014. Any personnel traveling into Ramstein from Ebola infected areas will be medically screened More
Tech Sgt. Megan Johnson, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery NCO in charge, watches as loadmasters from the 37th Airlift Squadron guide a fork lift into a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Bas More
Tech. Sgt. James Moenning, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, ties down gear prior to take off at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 21, 2015. Two C-130J Super Hercules joined a French C-130H Hercules to develop t More
Senior Airman Ralph Colas, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules as it flies over the Greek landscape during Stolen Cerberus II, a flying training deployment, in Elefsi More
A Polish C-130E legacy model flies above Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 10, 2015. Polish armed forces trained alongside U.S. military members during a flying training deployment to Powidz, Poland. The goal of t More
A C-130H legacy assigned to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., flies above Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2015. Approximately 135 active duty and reserve military members arrived to Powidz to work alongside th More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron airdrops a container delivery system for the first time over Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2015. Pilots from the 37th AS flew to Powidz to trai More
Capt. Kirk Habrun, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares for a flight to Kosovo to perform an airdrop training exercise May 27, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The exercise consisted of dropping four palle More
Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron bring the capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules to Saber Strike 15 June 10, 2015, at Riga International Airport, Latvia. Airmen from the 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Ger More
Service members pack parachutes prior to jumping during International Jump Week, July 8, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. International Jump Week is an annual event providing paratroopers the opportunity to More
A container delivery system airdrops from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Oct. 27, 2015, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. The drop was performed during Aviation Detachment 16-1, a flyi More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Colella, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, flies while wearing night-vision goggles during Aviation Detachment 16-1, Oct. 28, 2015 above Powidz, Poland. The flying trai More
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops a bundle as part of a friendly airlift competition during Aviation Detachment 16-1, Oct. 29, 2015, at Powdiz Air Base, Poland. The competition was a two-part event, More
A student performs to ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ for U.S. and Polish airmen during a community outreach event at a Polish special needs school Oct. 30, 2015, at Września, Poland. The Airmen were deployed to Poland t More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Fuchs (left) and 1st Lt. James DeNoyer, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilots, perform pre-flight checks Nov. 2, 2015, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. Members of the 37th and More
Two C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, fly toward U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, Germany, during a training mission Nov. 25, 2015. The 37th Airlift Squadron conducts frequent practice airdr More
Airmen form the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Logistic Readiness Squadron load a pallet of toys into a C-130J Super Hercules for an International Jump Week toy drop event Dec. 7, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base More
Ms. Selma Van de Perre, 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, sits with Tech Sgt. Robert Jarvis, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire fighter, during a Holocaust remembrance event held at Ramstein Air Base, Germany May More
First Lieutenant Matthew Calland and Capt. Eric Liard, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, prepare a C-130J Super Hercules for flight during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 9, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. Three More
Senior Airman Brandon Ravenell, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules for flight during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 10, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. The U.S. and Romania, More
A C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron flies over Romania during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 13, 2016. The 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, began participating in off-station training dep More
A C-130J Super Hercules flies in formation during an airfield seizure operation during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 18, 2016, over Romania. The airfield seizure operation demonstrated the shared commitment an More
A U.S. Soldier exits a C-130J Super Hercules, June 7, 2016, above Swidwin, Poland. More than 5,000 military members from 10 NATO allies participated in this year’s annual Swift Response training exercise. (U.S. More
Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, exits a C-37A during his final flight July 19, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The “fini flight” is part of a tradition for flyers dating back to Worl More
37th Airlift Squadron memorabilia lies on a table at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 10, 2017, during the squadron's 75th Anniversary celebration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 10, 2017. The 37th AS was e More
A C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the flight line at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 19, 2017. Approximately 110 Airmen and three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing’s 37th Airlift Squa More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Gee, 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules for departure during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 19, 2017 More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. CJ Campbell, 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, watches aircrew members ready a C-130J Super Hercules for departure during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Gre More
A Greek paratrooper conducts a static-line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV above Megara, Greece, April 22, 2017. Throughout the exercise, 265 Greek paratroo More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Operations Group salute during their Memorial Retreat Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2017. Airmen from four different squadrons within the 86th OG par More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Timothy Vedra, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, taxis a C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2017. Vedra and other U.S. Air Force Airmen participated in International J More